by dubh35 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:29 pm
Did you ask your Mother why she doesn't want you to go? Perhaps it's the distance that's troubling to her? I remember when I was 17, I asked to be allowed to drive me and my friends in my car to the beach for graduation weekend - it was 100 miles one way. My mother said no and my father said yes. My mother was mortified that my father said that I could drive and go for the weekend and stay in a hotel. I went and everything turned out fine - I too was a responsible young person. However, I have to tell you, if my 17 year old daughter asked me the same question now that I asked when I was 17, I'd say NO! I know you're 19, not 17. You should sit down and talk to your mother (like a grown up) and find out what her concern is. I know she has your best interest at heart and once you know what her concern is, you can either address it or realize that her concern is valid.